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Words & Photography: Marc Schultz

Visit any Buddhist Thai temple in Thailand to appreciate an almost forgotten visual art form which preserves Thailand’s history, literature and cultural way of life through elaborate mural paintings.

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arc Schultz is a professional photographer based in Thailand Mfor over 20 years. His work spans various styles but he is especially passionate about capturing scenes of customary Thai life and culture. Schultz was inspired to capture this series of Buddhist temple murals in Samian Naree Temple and Bode Bon Temple in Bangkok, captivated by their spectacular colours, fine artistry and the window they provide into Thailand’s rich and diverse This page clockwise from left: history. All the images were shot Villagers are seen The Lord Buddha, A group of young using Sony cameras and Canon presenting food offerings still a young prince villagers in a lenses, using only available light to the monks as a merit at the time, is seen festive mood are making gesture as the leading his majestic seen dancing and to fully preserve the natural monks pass through the horse through the enjoying life in rural appearance of these stylistic village collecting their daily grounds of the Thailand. masterpieces. morning alms. palace.

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56-65 Sawasdee [AUG2016] PhotoStory .indd 60 7/16/2559 BE 12:22 PM A festival takes place on the banks of the river while a boat procession gets underway to mark the start of the rice harvesting season.

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Clockwise from left: Three men perform a Brahmin ceremony on the Giant Swing located on Rattanakosin Island in front of Suthat Temple. They attempt to reach the top of the swing and recover a bag of gold coins which rests hidden at the top of one of the swing’s pillars.

Thai women seated on the deck of a stilted, Thai wooden home play traditional Thai musical instruments to entertain themselves. From left to right is the Saw Sam Sai (three- stringed fiddle), a Subu (northern Thai three- stringed guitar), and a Glong Yao (long drum).

A historic battle scene between the Burmese and Siamese armies.

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56-65 Sawasdee [AUG2016] PhotoStory .indd 64 7/16/2559 BE 12:27 PM Clockwise from left: A young couple A temple A young group of leads a song ceremony where women, carrying and dance laymen come to fans and Bai Sri procession pay their respects (conical offerings around their to Buddhist usually made village to monks in the from folded celebrate their temple while a banana leaves union. woman prepares and tropical to serve bowls of flowers), makes rice porridge from their way to the a large caldron to temple grounds to the monks. present them to a statue of The Lord Buddha.

About the photographer Marc Schultz is mainly involved with photojournalism projects for tourism and travel publications. He also has vast experience in industrial, product, food, corporate and architectural photography. More of his work can be seen at www.marcschultz.com

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